I am usually averse to playing horror games, but this I gravitated to for some reason. But apparently it was a good reason because holy hell. What a game this was.
I have one negative thing to say about this game, so I'll get this out of the way first: I played this game on PlayStation 5, and the resolution on performance mode was...not great. Having spent 14 hours essentially staring at Isaac's back, it was clear that the image quality was not as sharp as other games that I have played on performance mode. Moving on!
Isaac as a character and a protagonist is fantastic. Easily one of my most favorite video game protags. Also, he doesn't constantly talk to himself (the player) like other major game releases do lately, which I greatly appreciated. And he's quite likeable and relatable.
Gameplay I thought was simplistic, which by no means is a bad thing. I quite liked the way it was set up. You got a plethora of weapons to choose from, but not too many. Took me a bit to get used to the zero-gravity, but it wasn't all that complicated. Flying around got kinda fun, not gonna lie. The puzzles were fun, even frustratingly so.
And man. The story. I honestly was not expecting to be as intrigued as I ended up being. I got really interested in finding out where the story was going and what all the plot threads led to. And I was not disappointed when I got to the end! There was a definite conclusion while still leaving a hint of something more.
Instantly one of my most favorite games ever. If Motive wants to remake Dead Space 2, I'm here for it.
I have one negative thing to say about this game, so I'll get this out of the way first: I played this game on PlayStation 5, and the resolution on performance mode was...not great. Having spent 14 hours essentially staring at Isaac's back, it was clear that the image quality was not as sharp as other games that I have played on performance mode. Moving on!
Isaac as a character and a protagonist is fantastic. Easily one of my most favorite video game protags. Also, he doesn't constantly talk to himself (the player) like other major game releases do lately, which I greatly appreciated. And he's quite likeable and relatable.
Gameplay I thought was simplistic, which by no means is a bad thing. I quite liked the way it was set up. You got a plethora of weapons to choose from, but not too many. Took me a bit to get used to the zero-gravity, but it wasn't all that complicated. Flying around got kinda fun, not gonna lie. The puzzles were fun, even frustratingly so.
And man. The story. I honestly was not expecting to be as intrigued as I ended up being. I got really interested in finding out where the story was going and what all the plot threads led to. And I was not disappointed when I got to the end! There was a definite conclusion while still leaving a hint of something more.
Instantly one of my most favorite games ever. If Motive wants to remake Dead Space 2, I'm here for it.